--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 # Unix gcc or DOS go32 cross-compiling gcc
 #
-CC = gcc
-LD = gcc
 # for testing. not to be used; build failures in misc/.
 #CFLAGS = -O2 -W -Wall -pedantic -ansi
-CFLAGS = -O2
-LDFLAGS = -lc
 
 # for DOS?
 # CC = gcc-go32
@@ -32,13 +28,13 @@
 	rm -f xa
 
 xa:
-	(cd src && LD=${LD} CC="${CC} ${CFLAGS}" ${MAKE})
+	(cd src && ${MAKE})
 
 load:	
-	(cd loader && CC="${CC} ${CFLAGS}" ${MAKE})
+	(cd loader && ${MAKE})
 
 uncpk:
-	(cd misc && CC="${CC} ${CFLAGS}" ${MAKE})
+	(cd misc && ${MAKE})
 
 dos: clean
 	(cd src && LD=gcc-go32 CC=gcc-go32 CFLAGS="-W -Wall -pedantic" ${MAKE})
--- a/misc/Makefile
+++ b/misc/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 XCBMLIB = ..
 
 # -Wall -ansi et al. cause compile problems.
-CFLAGS =  -O2
 
 LIBS = #-lncurses -ltermcap -lm
 
@@ -10,19 +9,19 @@
 all: ../mkrom.sh ../uncpk ../printcbm ../file65 ../reloc65 ../ldo65
 
 ../uncpk: uncpk.c
-	${CC} ${CFLAGS} uncpk.c -o $(XCBMLIB)/uncpk
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} uncpk.c -o $(XCBMLIB)/uncpk
 
 ../printcbm: printcbm.c
-	${CC} ${CFLAGS} printcbm.c -o $(XCBMLIB)/printcbm
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} printcbm.c -o $(XCBMLIB)/printcbm
 
 ../file65: file65.c
-	${CC} ${CFLAGS} file65.c -o $(XCBMLIB)/file65
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} file65.c -o $(XCBMLIB)/file65
 
 ../ldo65: ldo65.c
-	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ldo65.c -o $(XCBMLIB)/ldo65
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} ldo65.c -o $(XCBMLIB)/ldo65
 
 ../reloc65: reloc65.c
-	${CC} ${CFLAGS} reloc65.c -o $(XCBMLIB)/reloc65
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} reloc65.c -o $(XCBMLIB)/reloc65
 
 ../mkrom.sh: mkrom.sh
 	cp mkrom.sh ../mkrom.sh
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 all: xa
 
 xa: ${OBJ}
-	${LD} -o ../xa ${OBJ} ${LDFLAGS}
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} -o ../xa ${OBJ}
 
 clean: 
 	rm -f *.o *.o65